Breakdown of Me varoitettiin pomoa veronkierrosta.
me
we
pomo
boss
varoittaa
to warn
veronkierto
the tax evasion
Questions & Answers about Me varoitettiin pomoa veronkierrosta.
Why is the passive form varoitettiin used here when the subject is me (we)?
In colloquial spoken Finnish (puhekieli), the standard first-person plural verb form is almost always replaced by the passive form. So instead of the formal standard me varoitimme, you will usually hear me varoitettiin.
Why is the boss (pomo) in the partitive case (pomoa)?
The verb varoittaa (to warn) takes a partitive object. The person or thing being warned must always be in the partitive case.
What rule dictates the ending on veronkierrosta (about tax evasion)?
When you warn someone about something in Finnish, the thing they are warned about takes the elative case (-sta/-stä). Therefore, veronkierto becomes veronkierrosta. Notice the consonant gradation where rt softens to rr.
How would this sentence change if you wanted to use formal standard Finnish (kirjakieli)?
Only the verb would change. It would become Me varoitimme pomoa veronkierrosta. The object rules dictated by varoittaa remain exactly the same in both spoken and written Finnish.